Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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