Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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