Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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