Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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