Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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