Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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