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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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