Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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