Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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