Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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