Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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