Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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