Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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