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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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