Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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