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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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