Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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