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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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