Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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