Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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