Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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