Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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