Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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