Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews 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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