Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies 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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