Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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