Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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