Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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