Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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