Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire 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 resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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