Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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