Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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