Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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