Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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