Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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