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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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