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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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