Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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