Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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