Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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