Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important 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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