Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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