Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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