Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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