Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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