Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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