Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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