Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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