Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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