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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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