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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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