Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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