Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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