Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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