Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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