Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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