Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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