Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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