Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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