Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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