Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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