Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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