Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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