Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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