Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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