Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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