Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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