Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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