Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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