Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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