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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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