Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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