Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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