Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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