Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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