Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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