Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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