Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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