Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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