Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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