Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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