Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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