Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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