Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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