Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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