Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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