Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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