Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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