Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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