Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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