Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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