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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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