Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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