Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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