Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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