Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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