Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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