Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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