Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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