Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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