Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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