Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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