Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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