Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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