Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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