Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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