Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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