Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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