Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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