Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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