Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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