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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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