Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key 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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