Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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