Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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