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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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