Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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