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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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