Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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