Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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