Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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