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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important 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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