Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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