Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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