Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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