Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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