Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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