Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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