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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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