Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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