Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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