Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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