Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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