Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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