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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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