Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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