Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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