Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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