Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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