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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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