Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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