Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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