Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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