Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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