Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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