Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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