Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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