Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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