Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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