Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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