Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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