Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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