Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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