Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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