Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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