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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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