Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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