Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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