Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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