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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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