Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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