Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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