Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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