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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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