Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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