Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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