Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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