Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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