Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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