Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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