Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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