Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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