Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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