Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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