Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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