Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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