Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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