Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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