Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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