Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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