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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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