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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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