Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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