Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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