Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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