Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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