Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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