Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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