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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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