Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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