Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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