Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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