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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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