Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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