Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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