Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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