Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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