Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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