Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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