Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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