Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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