Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping 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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