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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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