Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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