Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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