Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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