Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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