Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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