Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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