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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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