Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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