Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the 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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