Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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