Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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