Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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