Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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