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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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