Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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