Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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