Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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