Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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