Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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