Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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