Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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