Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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