Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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