Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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