Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines 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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