Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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