Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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