Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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