Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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