Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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