Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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