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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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