Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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