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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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