Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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