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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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