Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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