Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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