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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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