Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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