Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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