Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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