Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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