Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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