Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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