Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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