Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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