Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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