Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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