Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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