Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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