Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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