Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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