Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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