Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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