Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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