Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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