Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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