Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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