Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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