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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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