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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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