Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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