Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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