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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free 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 technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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