Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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