Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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