Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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