Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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