Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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