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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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