Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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