Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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