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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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