Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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