Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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