Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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