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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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