Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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