Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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