Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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