Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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