Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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