Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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