Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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