Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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