Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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