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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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