Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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