Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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