Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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