Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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