Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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