Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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