Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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