Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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