Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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