Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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