Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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