Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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