Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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