Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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