Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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