Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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