Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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