Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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