Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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