Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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