Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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