Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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