Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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