Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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