Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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