Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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