Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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