Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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