Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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