Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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