Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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