Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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