Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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