Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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