Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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