Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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