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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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