Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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