Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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