Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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