Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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