Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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