Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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