Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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