Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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