Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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