Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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