Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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