Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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