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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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