Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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