Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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