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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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