Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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