Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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