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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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