Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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