Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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