Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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