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 (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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