Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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