Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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