Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massive Open Online Courses