Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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