Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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