Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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