Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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