Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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