Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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