Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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