Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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