Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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