Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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