Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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