Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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