Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes 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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