Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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