Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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