Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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