Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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