Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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