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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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