Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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