Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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