Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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