Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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