Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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