Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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