Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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