Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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