Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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