Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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