Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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