Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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