Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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