Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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