Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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