Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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