Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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