Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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