Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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