Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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