Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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