Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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