Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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