Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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