Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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