Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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