Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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