Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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