Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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