Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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