Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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