Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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