Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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