Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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