Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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