Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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