Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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