Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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