Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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