Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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