Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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