Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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