Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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