Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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