Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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