Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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