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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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