Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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