Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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