Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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