Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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