Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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