Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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