Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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