Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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