Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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