Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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