Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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