Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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