Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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