Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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