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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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