Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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