Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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