Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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