Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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