Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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