Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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