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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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