Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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