Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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