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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key 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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