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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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