Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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