Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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