Find out more about the informative 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. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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