Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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