Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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