Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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