Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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