Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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