Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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