Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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