Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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