Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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