Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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