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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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