Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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