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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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