Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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