Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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