Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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