Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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