Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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