Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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