Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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