Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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