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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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