Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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