Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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