Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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