Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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