Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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