Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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