Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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