Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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