Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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