Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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