Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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