Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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