Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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