Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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