Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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