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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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