Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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