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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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