Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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