Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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