Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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