Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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