Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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