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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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