Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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