Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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