Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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