Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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