Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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