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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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