Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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