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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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