Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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