Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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