Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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