Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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