Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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