Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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