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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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