Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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