Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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